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Gordon growth model

A share is the present value of its future dividends. With constant growth P₀ = D₁ / (kₑ − g). Watch the price blow up as growth g climbs toward the required return kₑ: the denominator shrinks to zero, so value gets extremely sensitive to the growth assumption.

Stock value P₀$40.00= $2.00 ÷ (8.0% − 3.0%)
$0$38$75$113$1500%2%4%6%8%Dividend growth g (%)Stock price P₀ ($)g = kₑ$40.00
Capped at 7.9% so growth stays below kₑ.
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Bumping g from 3% to 4% lifts P₀ from $40 to $50, a 25% jump from a one-point change. Why does a tiny growth revision move value so much, and what does that say about trusting a single point estimate of g?
Valuing a Stock: Dividends and Gordon GrowthOpen in Dr Phil's Quant Lab ↗